World Learning – NGCN

project locations

Indiana

Iraq

Palestinian Territories

The NextGen Coders Network (NGCN) is a virtual exchange implemented by World Learning that will bring together university students and young professionals to create solutions to their countries’ greatest challenges using code.

The exchange is structured as a 10-week “Hackathon” that includes instruction on cross-cultural collaboration, introduction to coding languages, and facilitated project design. Teams will be multi-disciplinary and transnational, with each member bringing unique perspective and expertise on critical fields such as healthcare, civic engagement, and the environment. At the end of each NGCN cycle, teams will demo their prototype solutions via online ideas festivals.

Number of Student Participants: 750

Participant Age Group: University/Young Adult

Partners in the United States: Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI), Purdue University